The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-05-20
IMPORTANT Observation-Disclosures

We have received from the superin-
tendent o fpublic instruction the follow
ing circular in reference to the school
laws of Dakota, the last legislature
having repealed to a great extent the
old laws. There are some of the old
laws remaining in force, yet they are
so arranged in connection with the
newly enacted clauses as to make the
new system more definitely understood:
The legislature of this territory at
its last session passed an act repeating
nearly all existing laws governing
school townships, and enacted a new
system lii lieu thereof, which, while it
embraces many features of the old law.
makes changes so radical and the
speedy execution of which is so neces-
sary that it has been thought advisable
to issue a circnlar in advance Of the
school law (now in the hands of the
nrinter) setting forth as briefly and as
plainly as possible the duties of school
officers in temporarily sub-districting
for the election of 1857, as we'll as the
final suo-districting by the township
board created in pursuance to the
statute relating thereto. Also extracts
from the new law with comments as
to the name of procedure in calling
elections, posting notices. duties Of
officers. and manne of qualifying. 1t
is the intention in this circular to refer
almost exclusively to such portions of
the law as require your immediate
action. We give below sections and
portions of sections containing this
information.
Section IL provides: "It shall be
the duty Of each of the present town
ship school boards to meet on the last
Tuesday in May, 1887. and temporarily
fix the boundaries of each sub-district
in the township. and to make out and
post a description of each suh-district
upon the door of the school house
therein. In no case shall the town.
ship board number less than three
members. and where there is but one
school in a township, one member shall
be elected therefrom and two at large.
The school board elected shall at their
first meeting, or so soon thereafter as
practicable, define the permanent
boundaries of the sub-districts."
Section 10: 1.-The annual school
election shall be held on the third Tues
day of June in each year, beginning
with the year 1887, and a polling
place is hereby established in each sub.
district Of each township, the director
Of the sub-district to be the Judge of
election. and the clerk of election shall
he elected by the voters present at the
opening Of the polls. If the directo,
shall not be present. a Judge of election
shall he chosen by the voters present.
Section IL: Sat the annual school
election the qualified voters of each
sub-distract shall elect one director who
shall preside at all sub-district meetings
and who shall be a member Of the
township school board, except when a
sub-district includes or is composed OF
an incorporated city, town or village
and in such cases such sub-district
shall. electin the same manner as many
directors as it has departments regular.
ly employing separate teachers, and
! the said directors shall be members Of
the township board and constitute the
board OF education as such sub-district,
which board shall have the same power
as the directors Of other sub-districts.'
Section IA. "At the same time at
which the director is elected and upon
the same ballot, the qualified voters of
the township shall elect one township
treasurer who shall hold his Office for
the term Of one year. The treasurer
shall not be q member Of the township
sdhnltDard. Tho judge aud clark Of